The Millar Family

New Lense Nikon 50mm 1.8f

2009-06-05T23:02:00.001-07:00

Look! I have two front teeth!!

I am sad because my passy broke today (Wendy cut the end off, it was finally time)

Now I am happy because mommy is tickling me.

I really like the BOKEH this lense has. Notice Lila's nose is in focus but her ears are blurred...Nice

A couple of fun new shots

2009-05-29T16:25:00.000-07:00

Lila loving the sandbox

Mackenzie loving the water

Fun with Legos

2009-05-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

Funny Mackenzie Look.

Sweet Lila

Look dad!

Newest HDR

2009-04-23T22:10:00.002-07:00

Mackenzie and I played in the back yard with our new water rocket. I really like how much these pictures look like art. Check them out let me know what you think?

Easter

2009-04-14T22:14:00.009-07:00

We went to my Dad's for Easter Dinner in Mesa. After dinner we had an Egg hunt extravaganza!! at the church house across the street.

The only thing Lila found was the delicious grass!

This was Mackenzie's second Egg hunt so she was a pro at this point.

Wendy watching Lila watching us...hunt for eggs!

Mackenzie got her hand painted at her first Egg hunt on Saturday

Showing off her eggs.

Look Dad!!

Lila loves fresh duck

Mackenzie on her third easter egg hunt of the season.

My First HDR photos

2009-04-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

My friend Steve and I went out this afternoon to the Sonoran Preserve and took some HDR shots. Here are my results

This is a view from the trail entrance

This is the same Ocotillo you can see in the above picture to the right.

Family Picture at the Sonoran Preserve

2009-04-06T18:08:00.001-07:00

We went to the Sonoran Preserve to take a family picture.

Mackenzie was sad to see daddy drive off to work this morning. She waved to him as he drove away, then shed a solitary tear.
She is such a sweet girl and we are so blessed.

You have to click on the picture to see it full size to see the tear.

First Pics with our new Camera

2009-04-04T14:17:00.002-07:00

Wendy and I got a new Nikon D90 Digital SLR camera. We both really wanted to have a nice camera to get great shots, now we realize we have to practice and study photography in order to Have the knowledge to use the camera to get the good shots. Anyway, here are some of our firts shots from the camera. Enjoy!!

Some fun vids of the kids.

2009-02-25T21:59:00.005-07:00

This is Mackenzie getting ready for her 2nd birthday party. She helped mom put the icing on the cupcakes. I love this video because Mackenzie has to work really hard to get her fingers to hold up just two. She is so fun and such a joy to us in our lives.

Lila is getting so big. She is lifting herself up on her hands and toes. (So strong) She likes to sit with us and make fun noises. Again, soooooo cute!!! We love each day we have with her. We truly are so blessed.

Mackenzies 2nd BIrthday!!

2009-02-25T21:57:00.000-07:00

Good thing she looks like her cute Momma?

Look...I can fit the whole thing in my mouth!

Cute Lila and Wendy. Lila has been holding her own bottle for some time now. She is a genius!!

Disneyland and Family Reunion 2009

2009-02-16T23:36:00.004-07:00

This is one tired girl

Her Valentines day art work. So creative!!

Hers is the lowest one.

Wendy's Dad and his siblings with Grandpa Thomas. (Left to right Rany Jane, Richard, Richard Sr., Roger, Ray

2009-02-16T23:36:00.003-07:00

Mackenzie with Aunt Robin reading her birthday card

Wendy and her sisters (Sandra, Robin, Mary Ann, Wendy, Loya) Some say they look alike.

2009-02-16T23:34:00.003-07:00

Just some of the cousins. Ethan Bayard, Georgia Thomas, Jacob Thomas, Max and Adam Meldrum, Carter Mackey

2009-02-16T23:34:00.002-07:00

She was not scared of the characters at all. She just walked right up to him and have him a big hug and posed for a picture

This is on the new "Its a small world" so fun they have a lot of the characters in there now. Nemo, incredibles, Toy Story

2009-02-16T23:33:00.001-07:00

Disneyland and Family Reunion 2009

2009-02-16T23:32:00.001-07:00

We went to Disneyland this past week for Mackenzie's 2nd birthday and we had a blast. Here are some fun pics to enjoy

My creative wife saw this on Etsy and so she made her own. Mickey Mouse and Snow White

Our little family and Nanna.

Lila loves to stick her tongue out

So happy together, I would say it sometimes hurts when she wants Nanna over me, but she just loves her so much I can't help but to be happy for her.

Mark Mitchell!!!

2009-02-04T21:54:00.000-07:00

Mr Mark Mitchell an old college buddy came into town from St. George Utah and so what did we do? ...of course threw a party!!! Here we are...part of the original H.M.W.H.C.

Wendy recently went to a friends wedding reception and was so excited because the girls had coordinating outfits. Cute!!

Here is Tren Austin, he's 6. He really wanted his dad to push him on our rope swing...and to the right was his sister Shea who really wanted a turn too.

Garen and Trent Austin. Two Pees in a pod!

Some cute Lila Pics from the weekend.

2009-01-28T22:43:00.000-07:00

She loves to swing!!

Here and Mackenzie have swings next to each other. Lila just loves to watch her sister swing!!

Growing up!!

2009-01-18T21:58:00.001-07:00

Apparantly we didn't teach her how to correctly ride a tricycle. Silly Mackenzie!!

It seems to me Lila is growing up faster than Mackenzie did. Here she is at only 4 months old and she is looking so big. She was having dinner with us (Hers was rice cereal) Such a cuttie

Tummy time with Lila on Christmas day

2008-12-26T12:08:00.003-07:00

Cute! Cute! Lila!

A while back Mackenzie started climbing out of her crib. She would come over to her door and lay there and cry until we came and put her back to bed. Well, after awhile she would push her passy out the door and then really start screaming. I would push it back just enough so it was in reach. The video tells the rest...This was before the wonderful crib tent. Now she stays in bed all night long and gets plenty of sleep!!!!

Its been awhile so here are a lot of pictures of our goings on

2008-12-26T11:41:00.004-07:00

Christmas Lights at the Mesa Temple
it was raining but that didn't stop us, it made the night extra special. There were hardly any people there so it was worth it.

For Christmas this year Wendy got a new sewing machine. I made her follow a treasure hunt that took us all over the house, then to cold stone for ice cream. The clues then led us to Wendy's parents where, after deciphering the final clues she found the machine behind the couch. She was very excited!!

Mackenzie looks just like Boo from Monsters Inc. here.

Palmer family Christmas

My nephew Connor and Mackenzie

Wow!! Wendy totally surprised me and got me a R/C Helicopter for Christmas. Thanks Wendy it was a great present!!

Random stuff

2008-11-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

Matching sunday dresses!

Mackenzie's first ime climbing out of the crib. To bad she chose the wrong side to climb out of.

Our sweet girls on the beach at Puerto Penasco! (Rocky Point)

Wendy has mad sewing skills

2008-11-12T22:03:00.004-07:00

I have been working on this quilt off and on for two years. Many of the handkerchiefs were my great grandmother Chris's The white border is made from peices of my wedding dress. Last night my Mom and I finally finished it. Take a look:

The ribbed part is from the boddice

We machine quilted each handkerchief.

This is the back. The girls room is purple.

Thanks so much Mom!

My sister Loya is so smart. She gave me the idea to put Mackenzie's shoes in the bottom drawer of her dresser. Mackenzie gets in there all the time because she loves to get herself dressed but now I don't have to refold all the clothes.

Matching aprons

2008-11-09T16:34:00.000-07:00

Wendy made this apron in her Bernina sewing class and then her mom made a matching one for Mackenzie. They both just love to wear them!

Trunk-or-Treat

2008-10-28T23:35:00.002-07:00

This video is just so fun. When Wendy told Mackenzie it was time to go she got up and just started walking away in the opposite direction. Wendy had no idea what she was doing but followed her and fortunatley she had the camera and started to record. Our little bunny sure knows how to hop! She loves to get right in front of the speaker and shake her cotton tail.

I don't know about others but these next three months are my favorite time of the year. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! We spend tons of time with family and friends and those of you who know me know that I love a party!! An added bonus is our annual family trip to Mexico just before Thanksgiving this year we are going for 6 days!
This past weekend we had our Trunk-or-Treat! at the ward building! Mackenzie was the cutest bunny ever! the great part was that she actually said, "Trick or Treat" and then would take a piece of candy and say, "Thankyou" she was so fun.

Our happy family (A bee, a bunny, and the nerd who got the girl) It was funny how many people kept asking me why I didn't dress up.

Sweet Ladies! (Bees make honey..get it sweet?)

Buzzzzzz Buzzzzzz
Lila Bee

Bunny Mackenzie

Fire Safety FHE

2008-10-20T23:26:00.003-07:00

Tonight we had FHE with Wendy's family. Her dad was in charge and gave us an excellent presentation on fire safety. We created family exit plans, tested our smoke detectors, and then had lots of fun actually using fire extinguisher on a real (controlled) fire. Here are some pics of the fun we had. It was crazy how quiet they are and that its just a really fine dust that comes out instead of the foam you see on the TV. Thanks to Grandpa Thomas for the great lesson and fun activity. Fire Safety Fun!! (the white stuff in the pictures is actually the dust from the extinguisher not snow.)

First Photo Shoot

2008-10-16T22:43:00.005-07:00

We had Julia L. come to our house for a photo session with the girls. We just love her style and she is so good with the kids she gets great candid shots and uses all natural lighting. Anyway, here are a few of our favorites. Enjoy!

No pain no gain

2008-10-09T20:10:00.002-07:00

Last weekend I was having some tooth pain everytime I would chew. Each day it would get worse and worse so on Tuesday I went to the dentist and guess what, I needed a root canal. Fortunatley I was able to get it done later that day. I pshyced myself out to much making it worse in my mind by thinking about it over and over. Everyone told me it wasn't so bad but they were wrong. I was the case the doctor called "unusual" and "that hardly happens" I won't go into the gory details but lets just say it was not until the 4th novicane shot that I finally got numb. (but they drilled the tooth after the second) Later that evening I was still feeling major pain and increased swelling in my jaw and face. Long story short I missed three days of work and it was not a vacation. I have endured lots of pain in my medical history but nothing is worse than dental issues. I am usually a pretty happy guy but when I am sick or in pain I get a little grumpy so I want to give a big "Thankyou and I love you" to my dear wife Wendy. She helped me so much and I was a grumpy face most of the time. I am begining to feel better and I hope I can return to work tomorrow. Wish me luck!!

Dad's babysitting skills and Wendy's new hotsling

2008-10-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

So here is Mackenzie pulling out the wipes from three different new packages. She was being watched by her dad and he was in the other room watching a show on the laptop. He heard some ruslting noise and thought she was ok...silly dad!

Wendy purchased a new "hotsling" and she loves it. As you can see from the pictures Lila and Mackenzie think its hot too. Our little family is doing well and happy.

Mackenzie's 1 yr Brithday.

2008-10-06T23:33:00.003-07:00

I was going through some old videos and found this one. The funny thing about this one is that we had practiced with her before on how to blow out a candle, so she knew what to do. I think because all the family was around she was a little distracted (and so were the parents) anyway, the delayed reaction is what is the best part. enjoy

Too young to be acting this old

2008-10-02T23:02:00.006-07:00

Ok so I am looking through the pictures Wendy has taken of the girls while I am gone at work and I see these videos and yes, its very cute, but to me as a father, its scary!! She is too young to be shopping the new Potterybarn Kids Catolog so earnestly. (I laughed at how well she was just sitting there turning the pages and talking about the items she wanted in the catolog) anyway, enjoy.

Our littlest bundle of joy

2008-10-02T22:55:00.001-07:00

One month old. So happy

Cute Lila at 3 weeks old

2008-10-02T22:34:00.000-07:00

Lila at 3 weeks old. She is doing so well. She is a happy baby and loves to cuddle!

Here she is with her new booties (hand made) saying "Hi" to the world

Shhhhhh.... sweet dreamer

Chirping at the mall

2008-09-28T22:13:00.003-07:00

This is a playground at the PV Mall we like to take Mackenzie to. She can run and Chirp all she wants and she loves it.

Fun time with Nanna

2008-09-23T18:30:00.001-07:00

Stringing beads with Nanna

This is so fun!!

Sweet Lila

Too cute to pass up

2008-09-19T20:34:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie is her pretty red dress!

Soooooo Big!

This is our new window treatment. I built the cornice (white thing) and Wendy made the roman shade. What a team!

More Lila

2008-09-15T18:47:00.003-07:00

this is Lila at two weeks old

Lila Eve Millar

2008-09-07T22:17:00.001-07:00

Our little chunky monkey

Lila Eve
Mackenzie was not really impressed.

Park Time

2008-08-04T21:49:00.000-07:00

A day at the park, We have a great new waterpark near our house and Mackenzie loves to go! She wasn't in to the water that day but loved the swing!

2008-07-26T10:14:00.000-07:00

This is Mackenzie's first time listening to an MP3 player. She loved it! her and Mom sat there for a long time just holding the earbud to her ear. Mackenzie realy likes music and loves to shake her booty to the beat.

Mackenzie's first year

2008-06-14T13:07:00.001-07:00

iWaterpark

2008-05-22T16:43:00.004-07:00

This last week we took Mackenzie to Kierland Commons to play in the water fountain they have and then a couple of days later we took her to Tempe Town Lake. She loves the water!! What is really cute is no matter how much sun block we put on her she still gets a nice little tan on her arms. She is so cute and we are having the time of our lives with her!!

and here is Tempe Town Lake

Mackenzie sticks her tongue out when she is concentrating...just like her dad!

Little bit of fun with Mackenzie

2008-05-12T11:33:00.004-07:00

I love you accessorize! My glasses match my shorts and I love it!
Too cool for school. A family that wears their shades together, stays together.
Mackenzie sure loves chocolate pudding! Just like her Daddy!